In the last few days, I’ve trekked close to twenties miles, seen Cooper hawks and almost stepped in bear scat numerous times. How can I have so much forest fun legally with the current California national forest closure you may ask? And how is avoiding bear poo my idea of a good time? A slightly …
It’s September 22nd and I just have to wonder if I’m coming down with Covid or if it’s just allergies. This is my life and everyone’s life in an alpine pollen forest in the last sixteen months. I’m sneezing. Again. My eyes are swollen. Again. And now I’m dizzy? Why on earth am I dizzy? …
On a humid summer’s eve as thunderstorms drench our mountain villages this was a fantastic fig korma to whip up in the backyard under the canopy. We cook outside on the BBQ grill’s stove in the summer months to keep our house nice and cool as much as possible on those hot summer nights. Of …
I love taking a plastic bag of Krab salad on my long summertime hikes. I know, I know, it is all the trend right now to stop using single-use plastic entirely, but seriously, I have not used a plastic bag to bag my serrano chilis at the grocery store in the last ten years. Yes, …
This is not exactly feeling like Labor Day early September morning when I am not personally being allowed by the government to labor. I’m not here to bitch about the government forcing peps to get vaccinated or carry vaccine cards to see a movie or attend a football game. I’m not here to pretend that …